Install PHP

1. Download PHP

• Go to the PHP Downloads page.
• Choose the latest Thread Safe version and download the zip file.

2. Extract PHP

• Create a folder (e.g., C:\php).
• Extract the downloaded zip file into this folder.

3. Configure PHP

• Rename php.ini-development to php.ini.
• Open php.ini and uncomment necessary extensions (e.g., extension=mysqli).

4. Add PHP to PATH

• Search for Environment Variables in the Start menu.
• Edit the Path variable in System variables and add C:\php.

5. Verify Installation

Open Command Prompt and run:

bash
php -v

You should see the PHP version info.

Basically There are five types of server for php.

• WAMP for windows
• XAMPP (Cross, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl) for Cross Platform
• LAMP for linux
• MAMP for mac
• SAMP for Solaris